Tag: CMEMS

Mercator Ocean, entrusted by the European Commission to implement and operate the Copernicus Marine Service has been working for more than one year to issue this reference report. Written by 80 European scientific experts from more than 25 institutions, this…

Save the date and register to the first Copernicus Marine Service User & Training Workshop dedicated to the North West Shelf Seas. As a main sponsor of the European Space Solutions 2016, organised under the auspices of the 2016 Dutch…

Pierre Bahurel (CEO of Mercator Ocean) explains why Jason-3 data is important for the Copernicus Marine Service. The launch of the Jason-3 ocean altimetry satellite last month was a huge boost for ocean monitoring. As well as continuing the unique…

Thursday December 3rd 2015: Ocean Day at COP21 Mercator Ocean and Copernicus Marine Service will be present during COP21 to highlight the importance of sustainable oceans in climate change. From 30 November to 11 December 2015, France is hosting and…

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In routine or in real time, on a global or regional scale, both on the surface and beneath it, Mercator Ocean describes, analyses and forecasts the state of the ocean by developing the "Mercator System" for ocean analysis and forecasting and maintaining it in an operational condition.

Mercator Ocean is a privately-owned non-profit company. It provides a service of general interest to France and Europe as a whole. The organisation was founded and is funded by the five major French institutions involved in operational oceanography: CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Météo-France and SHOM.